Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-18
RuupIxG ASSOCIATION.

well. I have another big boom for you,
said one Of the moguls OF the city yesterday.
1T is something that will make the whole
city take new breath and commence work
with renewed vigor. 1t is needed aud hence
number of as saw the point and mean to
act when the time comes"
The gentleman's remarks attracted the at
tention OF a ''snap taker in," who of course
unconsciously sided along until he was in
good range and could hear all that was sal
which, it seemed evident, was the object de-
sired. This movement was observed by the
gentlemen imparting information, and SO he
shaped his conversation accordingly
| He proceeded to say that he had big en-
terprise on foot. IL was no longer without
! legs but was moving being. He then ven
tured the remark in a pretended undertone
that it would advance prices in a certain
section of the city at least one hundred per
cent This last fact made the bloo1 rush to
the face of the listener and he began to
prance around as though he trying to
call to mind some brilliant snap in that
section. The vicinity and exact location
was named, as well as enterprise and amount
of stock subscribed and number of hands
that would find constant employment.
TIE budget of information was
all taken in and when fully digesued the fell
low started away as though he was going to
make run for a stake.
His disappearance was greeted with a
hearty laugh, which was followed by infor-
tod
$50 return to the original question until some
other shark comes along, l will say that the
enterprise number of us have under con-
sideration is suggested a hundred times aday
to every man in the city There is not day
in Wichita that man could not rent num-
Der of houses ct a paying figure if he
had them. OF course not having
them, he does not rent, but
we have decided to put some good houses up
for either rent or to sell"
"a company has been formed containing
seven of the leading business men in the city
and it is proposed to commence erecting
buildings One of the members of the COM
pany is practical house builder from st.
Louis and has spent many years at that
work. He will superintepd the work. The
the suburbs of the city, where the majority
Of the houses will be erected Some, how
ever, will be put up in the best residence por
ton of the city. There is quite demand for
residences there and for good ones. The |
company has a number of high priced resi- |
OF nd
iences"
'As l said in the first start this thing is !
not going to boom any section exclusively |
because the lots already secured are pretty |
we'll distributed over the city and the COM
oany amt mashed on any particular section
and will take in good residence lots where
most desirable"
IA charter has been drawn mp and signed |
~ most of the company and will be ready
n a few days to be sent to Topeka. 1t will
add one more to the long list sent up from
he booming metropolis"
GAS soon as the spring opens up for good
We will commence work and continue as
ong as there is such a pressing need Of
houses and that in the mind of the thorough
Wichitan means for a lifetime, and then
some one else can run the business
OF course the leading cause for the COM
oany being formed is that the investment
will pay. Another phaze of the question
vas somewhat an incentive, and that is that
he city does not gain anything by having
lot sufficient houses. The company is
mainly composed of men who have worked
or Wichita In days when it was less encour-
lging than now and know its history and re-
pond readily to everything that helps to
make it great city"